GLOBAL-12, 49772
Orbit data source: Space-Track
GLOBAL-12, 49772 is a payload satellite owned by BlackSky Global (US) in LEO that was launched on Thu, 02 Dec 2021 UTC via an FALCON 9 launch vehicle from the Air Force Eastern Test Range (AFETR). Payload-class satellites include a variety of spacecraft equipped with specific instruments for various scientific and technological missions. These include communications satellites like Starlink; space stations such as the ISS; scientific satellites like the Hubble; Earth observation satellites from companies like Planet Labs, Umbra, and HawkEye 360; GPS; miniature CubeSats for education and research; and military/defense satellites.
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Identifier
Orbit
Country
USRelated business
Manufacturer
LeoStella
Mission
Operational Commercial Imaging
Bus & Motor
BSKY, Unknown motor
Mass
55 kg wet, ~50 kg dry
Launch date (UTC)
Launch vehicle
Launch site
Object type
Shape & HBR
Box, 1.0 m
Radar Cross Section
0.625 m², Medium (>0.1 m² and < 1m²)
Expand to show TLE details & historyLast TLE update: 2 days ago
TLE from 2 days ago
0 GLOBAL-12
1 49772U 21115BA 26171.22555003 .00029160 00000-0 45261-3 0 9997
2 49772 53.1956 29.9295 0002937 73.2313 286.9020 15.53764185256371Epoch: 2026-06-20T05:24Z
TLE epoch observation values (Epoch: 2026-06-20T05:24:47.522Z)
Latitude
-0.00007°
Longitude
40.28821°
Altitude
406.081 km
Speed
7.669 km/s
True Right ascension
01h 59m 43s
True Declination
0° 00' 00"
Sunlit
Visualization orbit readout
Latitude
Unknown
Longitude
Unknown
Altitude
Unknown
Speed
Unknown
Apparent Right ascension
Unknown
Apparent Declination
Unknown
Sunlit
Visualization observer readout
Local Sidereal Time
23:07:31
Azimuth
Unknown
Elevation
Unknown
Doppler factor
Unknown
Orbital elements
Apogee altitude
407.993 km
Perigee altitude
404.008 km
Semi-major axis
6,784.138 km
Eccentricity
0.00029
Inclination
53.1956°
RAAN
29.9295°
Arg. of periapsis
73.2313°
True anomaly
286.86979°
Mean anomaly
286.902°
Eccentric anomaly
286.8859°
Mean motion
3.8842 °/min
Orbital period
92.68 mins
BSTAR
0.00045261
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Other satellites on launch #115 in the year 2021 (2021-12-02 UTC)
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You can import UDL-sourced sensor .json files into the Sandbox to generate a visibility chart that accounts for multi-vendor sensor geometry.GLOBAL-12 Visibility forecast
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Span | Click to sort rows by Start time (UTC) header in descending order | Start Az. | Max El. time (UTC) | Max El. Az. | Max El. | End time (UTC) | End Az. |
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| 5 mins | 2026-06-22 16:14:14.304Z | 207.149° SW | 2026-06-22 16:17:14.304Z | 124.753° SE | 34.67° | 2026-06-22 16:19:14.304Z | 67.923° E |
| 5 mins | 2026-06-22 22:43:14.304Z | 329.363° NNW | 2026-06-22 22:46:14.304Z | 54.445° ENE | 27.931° | 2026-06-22 22:48:14.304Z | 96.712° ESE |
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Thresholds — Semi-major Axis: ±100 km, RAAN: ±3°, Inclination: ±5°
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